Ray Hanania recently received the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award for a series of columns about a grocer in Oak Lawn, Illinois, who believed that the village had harassed him and eventually shut him down because he was an Arab. This serious reporting was not Ranania usual type of journalism. Hanania is [...]
Members' Books
The Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide to Self-Syndication
Self-syndicated columnist, Jill Pertler, hopes to assist, inform and enlighten other syndication-wannabes with her new book, “The Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide to Self-Syndication.” This how-to manual covers all the nitty gritty details of self-syndication including: finding newspaper sources, building relationships with editors, managing addresses, getting a good headshot, dealing with fans, the terrors of public speaking, getting [...]
Newsroom
Ernie Pyle site in Dana saved for now: www.heraldtimesonline.com
Courtesy of Herald Times Online Ernie Pyle site in Dana saved for now: www.heraldtimesonline.com By Mike Leonard 331-4368 | mleonard@heraldt.com 5/19/2010 Deferring to the concerns voiced by several people who attended this week’s meeting of the Indiana Natural Resources Commission, the state agency voted not to take action on a recommendation to give up ownership of [...]
Articles
Video – Did You Know?
VIDEO – Did you Know?
Some astounding facts about technology and rapid change in society. Did you know? China will soon be the #1 English speaking country. Did you know? The top 10 in demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004. Did you know? 1 of 8 couples meet online. Did you know? There are 31 billion searches on Google every month.
Nat'l Columnists' Day
UPDATE: Decision on Pyle’s Birthplace postponed
UPDATE – MAY 19th – Decision on Pyle’s Birthplace postponed The state commission voted to table a controversial decision about what to do with the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site. Meanwhile, the doors to the site in Dana, Indiana, remain closed. On the table is a decision that will allow the state to sell [...]
Announcements
Student Scholarship Winners Announced
Russell Frank, NSNC Education Chair and Associate Professor of Communications at Penn State University, announced the winners of the 2010 NSNC Scholarship Contest today. Frank said, “There were 110 entries this year, a very pleasing number…” Preliminary judge, Ben Pollock, NSNC Vice President noted, “Judging the students was hard this year: No bad columnists in [...]
Winning student columns
Student Scholarship Contest – Second Place
Debt-it cards By Braden Katz, University Daily Kansan bkatz@kansan.com Last month, the debit receipt for my lunch at the Underground was identical to all the others in the stack next to the cash register. Although my purchase appeared to be normal, I had unknowingly participated in a complicated small loan for my lunch that day. My [...]
Member News
Happy Birthday Bob!
Someone very special to National Society of Newspaper Columnists is celebrating his 80th birthday this week – Robert Haught. He has had an impressive career as columnist, journalist, correspondent, and political aide. His accomplishments are numerous, yet he remains unassuming and is a dedicated supporter of NSNC. In spite of his retirement from work and writing [...]
Newsroom
Pete Hamill receives Honorary Doctorate Degree
Pete Hamill, well known journalist and author, received an Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree from St. John’s University. Hamill is best known to members of the National Society of Newspaper columnists as the winner of the NSNC Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, which was presented at the annual conference in Grapevine, Texas. Hamill [...]
Newsroom
Former NSNC Scholarship Winner becomes National News Anchor
National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation Secretary, Dave Lieber, reports that the very first winner of our Student Scholarship Contest has just become a national media news anchor. An article on the Nola.com website this morning reported that Rob Nelson, formerly a reporter at the New Orleans Times-Picayune for 7 years, has accepted a [...]
Columnists Academy
How to Become a Columnist
NSNC sometimes receives inquires from aspiring columnists about how to be a columnist. This answer covers it for almost anyone interested. ——EMAIL—– From: Jameson Date: May 6, 2010 8:06 AM Subject: Becoming a Columnist To: director@columnists.com [This mail was sent via contact form on columnists.com http://www.columnists.com] Message Body: My name is Jameson. I am a [...]
Articles
Dave Barry, Still Immature at 62
Dave Barry, a Pulitzer Prize winner for his humor column at the Miami Herald, and a featured guest speaker at the NSNC Conference in Philadelphia in 2007, is still at it and apparently, as funny as ever. He recently did an interview with Bryan Curtis, senior editor, at The Daily Beast. Dave’s latest book is [...]
Announcements
Nominating Committee makes recommendation
A nominating committee appointed by the president has submitted a list of proposed candidates for offices as required by the NSNC Bylaws. This slate of nominees will be presented at the conference with the election scheduled for Sunday, July 11, at the general membership meeting . Here’s the suggested slate from our fantastic nominating committee: [...]
Articles
My Subconscious Has Been Loitering in the Greeting Card Aisle
By Rima Tessman http://rimarama.blogspot.com At a writers’ workshop I attended in April, there was one session advertised in the brochure as an opportunity to mine one’s subconscious mind for writing material using relaxation techniques and guided imagery. That’s code for “hypnosis” if I ever saw it, so naturally I signed myself right up. If there’s [...]
Member News
Lieber Flips… pancakes for charity
Dave Lieber, whose Summer Santa charity helped him win the 2002 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award, reports the organization recently raised $5,000 at a pancake breakfast. Lieber, “Watchdog” columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, adds: “We got tied into a TV pilot project with Pat Summerall (a longtime SS donor)…” Summerall, a former football [...]
Members' Books
Humor Columnist Pens New Book
A Humorous Look at Asian Culture for Asian Heritage Month SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In light of Asian Heritage Month in May, nationally syndicated humor columnist Wayne Chan has released The Problem With Being Perfect: From The United Federation of Asian Perfect-ness (published by AuthorHouse). This book is a collection of popular columns Chan has [...]
Members' Books
Bruce Cameron has gone to the dogs
Tell Your Pooch About Bruce Cameron’s Latest Promotion Best-selling author W. Bruce Cameron has switched from writing about his daughters and has gone to the dogs. And he’s come up with a novel idea to promote his new novel, “A Dog’s Purpose.” Here’s his pitch: “If you like dogs, I have something really fun [...]
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